| ABSORPTIOMETRY | • absorptiometry n. (Chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer. |
| CHROMATOGRAPHY | • chromatography n. (Analytical chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the… • CHROMATOGRAPHY n. a process in which a chemical mixture carried by a liquid or gas is separated into components as a result of differential distribution of the solutes as they flow around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase. |
| CIRCUMLOCUTORY | • circumlocutory adj. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose. • CIRCUMLOCUTORY adj. relating to circumlocution. |
| CIRCUMVOLUTORY | • circumvolutory adj. Exhibiting or relating to circumvolution. • CIRCUMVOLUTORY adj. winding around. |
| CONTEMPORARILY | • contemporarily adv. At the time being discussed; then. • contemporarily adv. In the present time. • CONTEMPORARY adv. belonging to the present time, also COTEMPORARY. |
| ECTOMYCORRHIZA | • ectomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza consisting of a sheath of fungus around the root tips of the symbiotic plant. • ECTOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of mycorrhiza in which the fungus forms a layer on the outside of the roots of the plant. |
| ELECTROMYOGRAM | • electromyogram n. The record produced by an electromyograph in electromyography. • ELECTROMYOGRAM n. a tracing made by an electromyograph. |
| HYSTRICOMORPHS | • hystricomorphs n. Plural of hystricomorph. • HYSTRICOMORPH n. any rodent of a suborder which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas. |
| MARTYROLOGICAL | • martyrological adj. Of or pertaining to martyrology. • MARTYROLOGICAL adj. related to martyrology, also MARTYROLOGIC. |
| MARTYROLOGISTS | • martyrologists n. Plural of martyrologist. • MARTYROLOGIST n. a writer of or a specialist in martyrology. |
| MICROPYROMETER | • MICROPYROMETER n. a pyrometer for measuring the temperature of very small objects. |
| MICROSPOROCYTE | • microsporocyte n. (Biology) A cell that produces (typically four) microspores during meiosis. • MICROSPOROCYTE n. a microspore mother cell. |
| ORTHOMYXOVIRUS | • orthomyxovirus n. (Virology) Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| PHOTOGRAMMETRY | • photogrammetry n. The making of precise measurements from photographs. • photogrammetry n. The making of maps from photographs, especially from aerial surveying. • PHOTOGRAMMETRY n. the science of making reliable measurements by the use of photographs and esp. aerial photographs (as in surveying). |
| PYROPHOTOMETER | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| RECOMMENDATORY | • recommendatory adj. Of or pertaining to a recommendation. • RECOMMENDATORY adj. serving to recommend. |
| ULTRAMICROTOMY | • ultramicrotomy n. Microtomy using an ultramicrotome. • ULTRAMICROTOMY n. the use of an ultramicrotome. |
| UNCONTEMPORARY | • uncontemporary adj. Not contemporary. • UNCONTEMPORARY adj. not contemporary. |